300 block N Palafox, west side
Marker #15
Christ Church (Historic Marker)
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Muldon Motor Company- Palafox and Wright
Belmont-DeVillers / Savoy
![Post Card of Christ Church, ca. 1920s, UWF Historic Trust](https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=320&s=41673f986ef9c6587d346b1f80e8973b 320w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=540&s=943228d03ca36fef9644c69ae34efcf8 540w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=768&s=1b63537c0c966441baed0cd7b1995c5e 768w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1024&s=79cfcb6be504910a453a00a1396ad807 1024w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1200&s=a8ddc96b7a677a69bfa3f3e2846ebf6b 1200w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1440&s=b40524dc7dcca334103ce791e1461509 1440w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=1920&s=11705795e25fc3d1b4203e1c98768d87 1920w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=2560&s=bd87bb7ddc8a19d5fc06b90979cc86fc 2560w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Christ-Church.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&fit=max&position=50%2050&q=80&w=3840&s=280bde8a4c4f2bfdcfe1476b276fe16a 3289w)
Christ Church, founded in 1827, was incorporated by the Legislative Council of the Territory of Florida in 1829. The first church, constructed in 1832, still stands on Seville Square. Later, Chicago architect John Sutcliffe and Pensacola contractor A.D. Alfred built a new church on this site at Wright and Palafox. The first services were held here by the Reverend Percival Whaley, rector, on Easter Sunday, 1903. The exterior of the building is unchanged since then, and its Spanish Baroque architecture reflects the city's heritage. The building's brick walls are covered with pebble-concrete stucco. A tiled narthex leads to the nave where wooden pews seat 600. The gable roofs have barrel tile surfaces and a copper-covered dome over the transepts. From the days of the Reverend Joseph Saunders (1836-1839), Christ Church has been involved in community outreach. Since then, members have been leaders in the city's growth and development. Historic Christ Church was the mother congregation of Episcopalians in Northwest Florida and one of seven churches in the state when the Diocese of Florida was founded in 1839. The present Christ Church was the site of the Primary Convention of the new Diocese of the Central Gulf Coast in 1970.
Immanuel Lutheran Church
![](https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=240&q=80&w=320&s=f3e3317f4e882c24f74c6cfe385c7816 320w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=405&q=80&w=540&s=e6c34671ce84aa0d29677afd038f8695 540w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=576&q=80&w=768&s=e59c869ac3fbd2369c2708a4c56f660d 768w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=768&q=80&w=1024&s=f15ea358d1b44882e75fec2bb394ec71 1024w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=900&q=80&w=1200&s=2f177f0cfeee842ab56dc6d0953c77ee 1200w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1080&q=80&w=1440&s=bb13c7693c9ff2a0b5bab371f1d5ede1 1440w, https://pensacola.imgix.net/images/a1s-trail/Stop-7-Immanuel-Lutheran-1890s.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&crop=focalpoint&fit=min&fp-x=0.5&fp-y=0.5&h=1440&q=80&w=1920&s=628e3cb908f160d04e20e985c0dfc2e1 1920w)
Immanuel Lutheran Church, founded in 1885, was originally located at the corner of Baylen and Garden Street, in a wood frame building. Having a large German congregation, services were originally held in German on Sundays and English on Wednesdays. In 1912, a new church was constructed on W Wright Street in the Gothic Revival style.
Pictured | Immanuel Lutheran Church at the corner of Baylen and Garden Street, ca. 1890s, UWF Historic Trust
Just off the Trail: Belmont-DeVillers
Walking five blocks west on Belmont Street, you will reach the Belmont-DeVillers District, which has a number of sites on the African American Heritage Trail. This neighborhood has historically been the center of the African-American community, largely due to Jim Crow laws starting in 1905. There are many important sites, such as Abe’s 506 Club, the Bunny Club, Saber Club, and the Savoy Ballroom, which were important music venues on the Chitlin’ Circuit. Other important sites are the Kukua Insitute at the Ezra Gerry Museum, St. Cyprian’s Episcopal Church, Mt. Zion Baptist Church, and the Polkinghorne Family Home.